Thilina Bandara joins the UNP

MR sees attempt to split the country

President Mahinda Rajapaksa says there are attempts being made by some pro LTTE groups to split the country. He says these groups have been very active?overseas?even after the military?defeated the LTTE four years ago. The President said this during the colors?presentation?of the?Army Artillery Regiment at Panagoda this evening. Speaking here the President hailed the services rendered by the ?Army Artillery Regiment during the war against the LTTE. He said that terrorists are terrorists and one

23 Apr, 2013

US officials in Jaffna

A US delegation is in Jaffna for talks on the ground situation and to assess the latest?developments. US Embassy staff are in Jaffna meeting with civil society as part of its normal bilateral engagement with the people of Sri Lanka, a US Embassy spokesman told the Colombo Gazette. The visit comes just days after the annual human rights report released by the US State Department had claimed that in the east and the north, military intelligence and other security personnel, sometimes allegedly wor

24 Apr, 2013

Bangladesh backs Lanka on HR

Bangladesh has said it will back Sri Lanka on the human rights issue, the President?s office said today. The Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Shahidul Haque gave the assurance when he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees today. During the meeting, Secretary Haque reassured the support of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka in the international fora, the President?s office said. ??We stand by our Sri Lankan brothers on the issue of human rights. It?s an internal matter, and we are confident of the

23 Apr, 2013